| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Benjamin Hynes (fresh) SG - Mathew Fifer (fresh) SF - Thomas Wingate (fresh) PF - Michael Heidelberg (fresh) C - Thomas Lowe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gary Roop (fresh) SG - James Cannon (fresh) SF - Herbert Cook (fresh) PF - John Buitron (fresh) C - Garf Palinski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Thomas Lowe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Hynes is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Butler | Herbert Cook misses short on a shot from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Butler | Herbert Cook tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Cleveland State | Michael Heidelberg loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Butler | Garf Palinski lays it up and in | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | Cleveland State | Michael Heidelberg can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-4 |
| 18:28 | Butler | Garf Palinski grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:23 | Butler | James Cannon misses the easy layup | 0-4 |
| 18:22 | Cleveland State | Michael Heidelberg pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:09 | Cleveland State | Thomas Wingate connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 17:47 | Butler | John Buitron makes the floater from the right block set up by Gary Roop | 3-6 |
| 17:33 | Cleveland State | John Buitron is called for the reach on Mathew Fifer - foul #1 on John Buitron, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Christopher Tufts (SG), Adam Klein (SF) Mathew Fifer, Thomas Wingate | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:16 | Cleveland State | Adam Klein clanks a 3 from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 17:15 | Cleveland State | Michael Heidelberg hits the follow up shot | 5-6 |
| 17:13 | Butler | Gary Roop is hacked by Benjamin Hynes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Benjamin Hynes, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terrence Stribling (PF), Gene Peterson (C) Michael Heidelberg, Thomas Lowe | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:57 | Butler | Benjamin Hynes picks off the pass by Garf Palinski | 5-6 |
| 16:52 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Hynes lays it in | 7-6 |
| 16:40 | Butler | Gene Peterson is called for the reach on John Buitron - foul #1 on Gene Peterson, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| 16:26 | Butler | James Cannon loses the ball out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mathew Fifer (SG) Benjamin Hynes | |
| Subs | Butler | Marty Wells (C) Garf Palinski | |
| 16:06 | Cleveland State | Mathew Fifer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 16:04 | Butler | Marty Wells pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Christopher Tufts (fresh) SG - Mathew Fifer (fresh) SF - Adam Klein (fresh) PF - Terrence Stribling (fresh) C - Gene Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gary Roop (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Cannon (fresh) SF - Herbert Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Buitron (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marty Wells (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Butler | Christopher Tufts picks off the pass by Gary Roop | 7-6 |
| 15:27 | Cleveland State | Christopher Tufts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 15:25 | Butler | James Cannon pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:06 | Butler | Terrence Stribling is called for the reach on Herbert Cook - foul #1 on Terrence Stribling, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Benjamin Hynes (PG), Thomas Wingate (SF), Michael Heidelberg (PF), Thomas Lowe (C) Christopher Tufts, Adam Klein, Terrence Stribling, Gene Peterson | |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Smith (PF), Garf Palinski (C) John Buitron, Marty Wells | |
| 14:48 | Butler | James Cannon misses short on a floater in the lane | 7-6 |
| 14:46 | Butler | James Cannon gets the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:29 | Butler | Herbert Cook clanks a runner from the left block | 7-6 |
| 14:28 | Butler | James Cannon tips it but misses | 7-6 |
| 14:26 | Cleveland State | Mathew Fifer gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:20 | Cleveland State | Herbert Cook is called for the reach on Michael Heidelberg - foul #1 on Herbert Cook, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| 14:00 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Hynes knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Mathew Fifer | 10-6 |
| 13:41 | Butler | Gary Roop connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Cannon | 10-9 |
| 13:29 | Cleveland State | Garf Palinski blocks the jumper by Thomas Lowe | 10-9 |
| 13:28 | Butler | Frank Smith snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 13:15 | Butler | James Cannon connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Herbert Cook and he's fouled by Michael Heidelberg - foul #1 on Michael Heidelberg, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Christopher Tufts (SG) Mathew Fifer | |
| Subs | Butler | John Buitron (PF) Frank Smith | |
| 13:15 | Butler | James Cannon makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:58 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Hynes can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Gary Roop - foul #1 on Gary Roop, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| 12:58 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Hynes makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:58 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Hynes makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:41 | Butler | Garf Palinski lays it in on a nice dish by Herbert Cook | 12-14 |
| 12:26 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Hynes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 12:24 | Cleveland State | Christopher Tufts grabs the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:13 | Cleveland State | Christopher Tufts drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Benjamin Hynes out of a doubleteam and the foul's on James Cannon - foul #1 on James Cannon, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Adam Klein (SF), Gene Peterson (C) Thomas Wingate, Thomas Lowe | |
| Subs | Butler | Marty Wells (C) Garf Palinski | |
| 12:13 | Cleveland State | Christopher Tufts misses the free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:13 | Butler | Marty Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Herbert Cook is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Herbert Cook, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terrence Stribling (PF) Michael Heidelberg | |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Marquette (SF) Herbert Cook | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Benjamin Hynes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Tufts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adam Klein (fresh) PF - Terrence Stribling (fresh) C - Gene Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gary Roop (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Cannon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Marquette (fresh) PF - John Buitron (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marty Wells (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Cleveland State | Gene Peterson misses the easy layup | 14-14 |
| 11:39 | Butler | Gary Roop grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:29 | Butler | John Buitron hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Terrence Stribling - foul #2 on Terrence Stribling, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jamie Dyer (C) Terrence Stribling | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:29 | Butler | John Buitron misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:29 | Butler | John Buitron makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:10 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Hynes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Tufts | 16-15 |
| 10:56 | Butler | James Cannon makes the jump hook in the paint | 16-17 |
| 10:46 | Cleveland State | Gene Peterson lays it up and in | 18-17 |
| 10:30 | Butler | The jump hook by James Cannon is blocked by Jamie Dyer | 18-17 |
| 10:29 | Cleveland State | Christopher Tufts snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 10:24 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Hynes misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-17 |
| 10:22 | Butler | Marty Wells snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 09:58 | Butler | Jamie Dyer blocks the jumper by James Cannon | 18-17 |
| 09:57 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Benjamin Hynes | 18-17 |
| 09:53 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Hynes splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Adam Klein | 21-17 |
| 09:39 | Butler | Adam Klein steps in front of the John Buitron pass | 21-17 |
| 09:34 | Cleveland State | Christopher Tufts misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 21-17 |
| 09:33 | Cleveland State | Christopher Tufts tips it home | 23-17 |
| 09:09 | Butler | James Cannon hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Gary Roop | 23-19 |
| 09:02 | Cleveland State | Jamie Dyer lays it up and in and the foul's on Marty Wells - foul #1 on Marty Wells, team foul #6 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mathew Fifer (SG), Thomas Wingate (SF), Michael Heidelberg (PF) Christopher Tufts, Adam Klein, Gene Peterson | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Niles (SG), Pedro Ramirez (SF), Frank Smith (PF), Garf Palinski (C) James Cannon, Bruce Marquette, John Buitron, Marty Wells | |
| 09:02 | Cleveland State | Jamie Dyer misses the free throw | 25-19 |
| 09:02 | Butler | Frank Smith snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Gary Roop misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-19 |
| 08:42 | Cleveland State | Jamie Dyer snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| 08:38 | Cleveland State | Mathew Fifer is open but misses the lay-in | 25-19 |
| 08:37 | Butler | Pedro Ramirez gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 08:32 | Butler | Joseph Niles misses the lay-in | 25-19 |
| 08:30 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Hynes pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 08:05 | Cleveland State | Thomas Wingate can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Gary Roop gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Benjamin Hynes picks off the pass by Gary Roop | 25-19 |
| 07:41 | Cleveland State | Mathew Fifer misses the easy layup | 25-19 |
| 07:40 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frank Smith | 25-19 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Benjamin Hynes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mathew Fifer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wingate (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Heidelberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Dyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gary Roop (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Niles (fresh) SF - Pedro Ramirez (fresh) PF - Frank Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Garf Palinski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Butler | Thomas Wingate is called for the reach on Frank Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Wingate, team foul #6 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gene Peterson (PG), Thomas Lowe (C) Benjamin Hynes, Jamie Dyer | |
| Subs | Butler | James Cannon (SG), Bruce Marquette (SF), John Buitron (PF) Joseph Niles, Pedro Ramirez, Frank Smith | |
| 07:01 | Butler | Gary Roop is hacked by Gene Peterson - foul #2 on Gene Peterson, team foul #7 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Christopher Tufts (PG) Gene Peterson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:01 | Butler | Gary Roop makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Gary Roop makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:52 | Cleveland State | Mathew Fifer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-21 |
| 06:41 | Butler | Gary Roop misses short on a shot from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 06:40 | Cleveland State | Michael Heidelberg grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 06:34 | Cleveland State | Christopher Tufts misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 06:33 | Butler | Bruce Marquette grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Garf Palinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Adam Klein (SF) Thomas Wingate | |
| Subs | Butler | Marty Wells (C) Garf Palinski | |
| 06:02 | Cleveland State | Michael Heidelberg is hacked by Gary Roop - foul #2 on Gary Roop, team foul #7 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Fuller (PG), Pedro Ramirez (SF) Gary Roop, Bruce Marquette | |
| 06:02 | Cleveland State | Michael Heidelberg makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:02 | Cleveland State | Michael Heidelberg misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:02 | Butler | John Buitron grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 05:51 | Butler | John Buitron makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Michael Fuller | 26-23 |
| 05:39 | Cleveland State | Marty Wells is called for the reach on Thomas Lowe - foul #2 on Marty Wells, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Thomas Wingate (SF) Christopher Tufts | |
| Subs | Butler | James Cervantez (C) Marty Wells | |
| 05:39 | Cleveland State | Thomas Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:39 | Cleveland State | Thomas Lowe misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:39 | Butler | John Buitron pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 05:27 | Butler | James Cervantez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Lowe - foul #1 on Thomas Lowe, team foul #8 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Benjamin Hynes (PG) Mathew Fifer | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:27 | Butler | James Cervantez makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:27 | Butler | James Cervantez makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:05 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Hynes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 05:04 | Cleveland State | Thomas Lowe snags the offensive board | 27-25 |
| 04:55 | Cleveland State | Michael Fuller steals the ball from Benjamin Hynes | 27-25 |
| 04:31 | Butler | John Buitron misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Wingate - foul #2 on Thomas Wingate, team foul #9 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Christopher Tufts (SG), Mathew Fifer (SF) Adam Klein, Thomas Wingate | |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Marquette (SF), Garf Palinski (C) Pedro Ramirez, James Cervantez | |
| 04:31 | Butler | John Buitron makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:31 | Butler | John Buitron makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:16 | Cleveland State | Michael Heidelberg connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Benjamin Hynes and he's hacked by John Buitron - foul #2 on John Buitron, team foul #9 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jamie Dyer (C) Thomas Lowe | |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Smith (PF) John Buitron | |
| 04:16 | Cleveland State | Michael Heidelberg makes the free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:57 | Butler | Garf Palinski misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Jamie Dyer - foul #1 on Jamie Dyer, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Thomas Wingate (SF), Terrence Stribling (PF), Gene Peterson (C) Benjamin Hynes, Michael Heidelberg, Jamie Dyer | |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Roop (PG), Herbert Cook (SF) Michael Fuller, Bruce Marquette | |
| 03:57 | Butler | Garf Palinski makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:57 | Butler | Garf Palinski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:49 | Cleveland State | Thomas Wingate's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| 03:28 | Butler | James Cannon makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Herbert Cook and he's hacked by Terrence Stribling - foul #3 on Terrence Stribling, team foul #11 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jamie Dyer (C) Terrence Stribling | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:28 | Butler | James Cannon makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Christopher Tufts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Fifer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wingate (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gene Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamie Dyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gary Roop (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Cannon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Garf Palinski (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Cleveland State | Thomas Wingate is hacked by Herbert Cook - foul #3 on Herbert Cook, team foul #10 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Benjamin Hynes (PG) Christopher Tufts | |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Marquette (SF) Herbert Cook | |
| 03:06 | Cleveland State | Thomas Wingate makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 03:06 | Cleveland State | Thomas Wingate misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 03:06 | Butler | The rebound goes to Garf Palinski | 31-32 |
| 02:50 | Butler | James Cannon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 02:48 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Jamie Dyer | 31-32 |
| 02:42 | Cleveland State | Mathew Fifer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 02:40 | Cleveland State | Thomas Wingate misses the tip | 31-32 |
| 02:38 | Butler | Garf Palinski gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 02:13 | Butler | James Cannon can't finish the layup | 31-32 |
| 02:11 | Cleveland State | Jamie Dyer snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 01:57 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Hynes makes the contested 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Wingate | 34-32 |
| 01:31 | Butler | James Cannon hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bruce Marquette and he's hacked by Mathew Fifer - foul #1 on Mathew Fifer, team foul #12 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Christopher Tufts (SG), Adam Klein (SF), Michael Heidelberg (PF), Thomas Lowe (C) Mathew Fifer, Thomas Wingate, Gene Peterson, Jamie Dyer | |
| Subs | Butler | John Buitron (PF), Marty Wells (C) Frank Smith, Garf Palinski | |
| 01:31 | Butler | James Cannon makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:20 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Hynes splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 01:19 | Cleveland State | Adam Klein hits the follow up shot | 36-35 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Gary Roop's floater is tipped away by Adam Klein | 36-35 |
| 01:05 | Cleveland State | Thomas Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | Christopher Tufts misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Cannon - foul #2 on James Cannon, team foul #11 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Niles (SG), Pedro Ramirez (SF) James Cannon, Bruce Marquette | |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | Christopher Tufts misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | Christopher Tufts misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:52 | Butler | John Buitron grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 00:38 | Butler | The short jumper by Marty Wells is denied by Michael Heidelberg | 36-35 |
| 00:36 | Cleveland State | Michael Heidelberg grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 00:23 | Cleveland State | Michael Heidelberg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 00:21 | Butler | Gary Roop pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Michael Heidelberg blocks the short jumper by Marty Wells | 36-35 |
| 00:03 | Butler | John Buitron tips it back up and in | 36-37 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Christopher Tufts misses the halfcourt shot | 36-37 |